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In this episode of News Too Real with news host, Julia Ann Dudley Najieb, the latest California headlines include:  New bill SB 478 to take effect this July bans restaurants' hidden 'junk fees'; PG& E's prominent rate hikes are due to excessive wildfires happening throughout California; State law enforcement makes 500+ arrests, removes nearly 700 pounds of fentanyl as part of San Francisco Operation.Feature:  Dudley Najieb reviewed the state of California's budget deficit and what it will take to get the state budget balanced.  California has depended on the the volatile, one-percent wage earners in tech jobs in California--the demise that boomed during the pandemic, has now sloped.

According to Our Bodies Our Selves Today, a collaboration of the Center for Women’s Health and Human Rights at Suffolk University and the nonprofit organization, Our Bodies Ourselves, stated, "In the United States, we’re living through a major demographic shift, in which 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 each day. By 2030, one-quarter of the U.S. population will be over 65, with similar shifts happening all over the world." The website reference continued to note that our society is not prepared for this aging of the population and the opportunities and challenges it will bring.In this edition of News Too Real, show host, Julia Dudley Najieb reviews the March 29, 2023, In an Older Adult Behavioral Health Central Valley Roundtable held in Fresno, Calif., Inclusion & Equity, Not Isolation Is a Priority Goal of California’s Master Plan for Aging. The candid discussion was meant to be the first of many discussions throughout California. Community partners discussed, listened, and learned about the challenges around older adult behavioral health. Because the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating emotional impact on older adults and their families – compounded by historic racial injustice and health inequities, California leaders are now eager to hear directly from older adults and communities of color about their well-being. They are extremely concerned about data that suggests older adults (65+) are the least likely to report receiving mental health care (21 percent) compared to all other age groups.

The federal government closed Signature Bank this past Sunday; regional banks have the most to lose right now if the panic runs continue--Black banks should be consideredIn this episode of News Too Real, show host & producer, Julia Dudley Najieb explores the in-depth reasons as to why banks fail; on the contrary, Black banks have had key discriminatory factors contributing to their losses and failures. Dudley Najieb reveals those historical challenges, as well as comforting news on 21 thriving, mostly FDIC insured, Black-owned banks nationwide.

California's secretary of state, Dr. Shirley Weber, explains in detail why the California elections are safe In this last election episode of News Too Real, show host, Julia Dudley Najieb discusses the misleading headlines regarding the 105,000+ ballots challenged this past June primary election in California. Voters can easily be misled by a narrative in a headline that can be lacking other pertinent information. California's secretary of state, Dr. Shirley N. Weber, explains in detail why the 105,000+ votes not counted in June are not by the mistake of the voter registrar's office; voters have to pay closer attention to signatures on the outside envelopes, and dates of when the ballot is dropped in a US postal mailbox.

Many candidates and incumbents won in the June primary elections; however, the Alameda County district attorney race is one historic seat not to be missed.In this episode of News Too Real, show host, Julia Dudley Najieb reviews the latest northern and central California county-wide elections.In northern California, two district attorney candidates, are vying for the powerful Alameda County seat that has a population of over 1.5 million people, and almost 12% of the population in this county is Black. This will be an historic election for either candidate who wins this county as the first African-American district attorney of Alameda County.

In this episode 5 part 2 of News too Real News Too Real Election Edition, producer host, Julia Dudley Najieb reviews the California state assembly candidates running for office in southern California.

In this episode five of News too Real News Too Real Election Edition, producer host, Julia Dudley Najieb reviews the California state assembly candidates running for office; 12 of those races include Black candidates and incumbents. Dudley Najieb also reviewed the Voter's Choice locations in southern and northern California.

In this episode four of News too Real News Too Real Election Edition, producer host, Julia Dudley Najieb reviews the California state senator candidates running for office.

In this episode 3 of the News Too Real Election Edition, producer host, Julia Dudley Najieb reviews the U.S. House of Representative candidates from throughout California. She also reviews the four Black female, Democratic candidates vying for three seats on the U.S. House of Representatives: While congresswomen, incumbents Barbara Lee and Maxine Waters strive to keep their seats, Sydney Kamlager and Jan Perry battle for California's 37th Congressional District. Also, two Black Republican women enter two different districts, although they have no political experience.

n this part 2, episode 2 of the News Too Real Election Edition, producer host, Julia Dudley Najieb reviews the California state executive office candidates in detail: Controller, Insurance Commissioner, Members of State Board of Equalization, and State Superintendent of Public Instruction. As the November 8, 2022, General Elections approaches, California is informing potential voters of upcoming deadlines, and registered voters of upcoming voting options and deadlines. The last day to register to vote for the November 8, 2022, General Election is October 24, 2022. What registered voters should know: All California active registered voters will receive a vote-by-mail ballot for the November 8, General Election. The County elections office will begin mailing ballots no later than October 10, 2022. Registered voters can return their vote-by-mail ballot by mail with prepaid postage as long as it's postmarked on or before Election Day and received by November 15, 2022, or in-person to a secure ballot drop box, to a voting location or your county elections office by 8:00 p.m. on November 8, 2022.The General Election ballot will include:7 Ballot PropositionsStatewide candidates for U.S. Senate, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner, Member of State Board of Equalization, State Superintendent of Public InstructionU.S. Representative in Congress, State Senator, State Assembly MemberSupreme Court Justices, as well as other local candidates and local measures.